A South Korean airline no longer allows portable power banks in baggage stored in overhead bins, citing lithium-battery fire risk.

South Korea's Air Busan will not allow passengers to keep power banks in luggage stored in overhead cabin bins, in what on Tuesday it called a preemptive measure after one of its planes was engulfed in flames last week.

An airline from South Korea is introducing a ban on carrying power banks in carry-on luggage. This is a consequence of a plane fire on the runway in January. Air Busan, a South Korean airline, has announced a ban on carrying power banks in carry-on luggage placed in the overhead bins.

Hong Kong expert says expansion of measure to other airlines will depend on further risk assessments by trade groups and carriers.